Build Financial Foundations That Actually Support Your Startup

Most founders treat financial planning like homework they'll do later. Then funding runs out faster than expected. Our programs help you understand cash flow, funding cycles, and building investor confidence—before you need them.

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Startup founders reviewing financial projections and growth metrics

Interactive workshop session on startup financial planning strategies

Understanding the Funding Journey Before You're Desperate

Here's what nobody tells you: investors can smell desperation. When you're three weeks from running out of runway, your negotiating position vanishes.

We work with founders across Perth and broader Australian startup communities. Most arrive thinking they need pitch deck templates. What they actually need is understanding their burn rate, knowing which metrics investors care about, and building relationships before asking for money.

Starting September 2025, our cohort-based programs run for twelve weeks. You'll work alongside other founders facing similar challenges—managing growth expectations, negotiating term sheets, and planning sustainable expansion without burning through capital.

12 Week Programs

15-20 Founders Per Cohort

Live Case Reviews

Learning Through Real Scenarios, Not Theory

Financial education for startups shouldn't feel like an MBA program. You need practical frameworks you can use next week, not academic concepts you'll forget by Friday.

Peer Discussion Groups

Work through actual challenges with founders at similar stages. Share what's working in your fundraising conversations. Get feedback on term sheets you're considering. Sometimes the best insight comes from someone who just solved the problem you're facing.

Scenario-Based Workshops

Practice difficult conversations before they matter. Negotiate equity splits. Present to mock investor panels. Work through cash flow crises with play money instead of real runway. When the actual situation arrives, you've already rehearsed.

Question-Driven Learning

Bring your current dilemmas. Should you take that bridge round? Is your burn rate actually sustainable? What milestones should trigger your next funding round? We structure sessions around questions that keep you awake at night.

Resource Sharing Network

Access templates other founders have actually used successfully. Financial models that investors didn't laugh at. Due diligence checklists from recent funding rounds. The collective knowledge of your cohort becomes available to everyone.

Finding Your Right Entry Point

Not every founder needs the same financial knowledge at the same time. Where you start depends on your current stage and immediate challenges.

Pre-Revenue Stage

You're building something but haven't launched yet. Focus here: understanding your burn rate, creating realistic runway projections, and preparing for first conversations with potential investors or accelerators.

Early Traction Phase

You have initial customers and some revenue. Now you need to understand unit economics, identify which metrics actually matter for your business model, and decide if external funding makes sense for your growth plans.

Funding Preparation

You're ready to raise capital within the next six months. Time to refine your financial story, prepare investor materials that communicate clearly, and practice conversations that build confidence rather than raising concerns.

Post-Funding Growth

You've closed a round and now face new pressures. Managing investor expectations, hitting milestones, planning efficient deployment of capital, and maintaining financial discipline while scaling quickly.

Founders collaborating on financial strategy and growth planning

Perspectives From Practitioners

Our facilitators have worked through these challenges themselves. They've raised funding, managed investor boards, and navigated the messy reality of startup finances.

Callum Prendergrast

Startup Financial Advisor

The hardest conversations I've facilitated involve founders realizing their runway calculations were optimistic by about six months. Better to face that reality in a workshop than in an emergency board meeting when options have disappeared.

Esme Lindqvist

Venture Finance Specialist

Most founders think investors care primarily about growth rates. They care about sustainability. Show me you understand your unit economics and have realistic plans for reaching profitability, even if that's years away. That's what builds confidence.

Join Our Orientation Sessions

Before committing to a full program, attend one of our open sessions. Bring your current financial questions. See how we approach these topics. Meet other founders considering the program. No pressure, just useful conversation about real challenges.

August 14, 2025 • 6:00 PM AWST

September 8, 2025 • 6:00 PM AWST

October 2, 2025 • 6:00 PM AWST